Hollywood Reporter

Good morning Wilmywood! I am so pleased to tell you that later today, I have an interview with the fabulous Amandla Stenberg. At the moment she is working on Sleepy Hollow, playing Macey, Captain Irving’s daughter. Her debut episode will be November 25th. This 15 year old is beautiful inside and out. Not only is she a gifted actress but she believes in giving back. She will talk to us about her being a youth advocate for the No Kid Hungry Campaign.

Sleepy Hollow’s final numbers came in and The Midnight Ride adjusted up a tenth – 2.6 rating, 7 share, with a little over 7 million viewers. And speaking of fabulous shows with fabulous writers and producers, Roberto OrciandAlex Kurtzmanare teaming with author Joe Hill to “resurrect” one of my favorite shows from the 1980s – Tales from the Darkside! How EXCITED are you! According to Vulture.com:

“The CW has been looking to develop a new take on the syndicated series for a while now, and with Hill, Kurtzman and Orci on board, the network has ordered a script for the project. The CW is also poised to move quickly on the project: If it likes the script, the network could air the reboot as soon as this summer. Like the original George A. Romero-created series, the new Tales episodes will be 30 minutes long, episodes will be self-contained and every minute will be designed to scare the hell out of viewers. Mitch Galin, Heather Kadin and Jerry Golod will also serve as exec producers on the project, with Hill writing the script.” READ COMPLETE ARTICLE NOW!

Oh and by the way, Joe Hill just happens to be the son of Stephen King. See the connection there? The man who links our 2 hit shows together. Now if they would shoot this in Wilmywood…

It’s here! Day 1 of the 19th Cucalorus Film Festival, and as tradition goes it all kicks off with a dance/film samba, rhombus, cha-cha-cha! Filmmakers and choreographers unite to bring you Dance-A-Lorus, a one-of-a-kind event. Tonight, 7:00 PM at Thalian Hall’s Main Stage. Then at 8pm, the Bellamy Mansion holds the opening night kickoff party.

Obin and Amariah Olson

Our local boys, TheBrothers Olson (Obin and Amariah) are returning to Wilmywood after a fun-fiilled week at AFM (American Film Market). We know that their action/thriller Unknown Caller was well received and the details of the deal will be coming out shortly in either The Hollywood Reporter or IndieWire. I’ll keep you posted. Make sure to stop by their facebook page and give them some major kudos!ATTENTION NC FILM LOVERS: Don’t miss this presentation about the future of film and the incentive at Cucalorus Film Festival this Thursday, Nov. 14 at Thalian Hall at 4pm. State of the Slate: The Future of Film in North Carolina. This special panel presented by Entertainment Partners at the 19th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival will highlight the Film and Television production incentives tax structure and production resources that have made North Carolina an evolving filmmakers destination. GET ALL THE DETAILS NOW!

Also during Cucalorus, Post 1200 invites you to stop by their open house Thursday-Sunday. And since our casting lady Vanessa Neimeyer just moved into her swanky office there, she is sharing in the celebration! Her fun open house party will be this Friday from 10am-3:30pm. So many stars have passed through Post 1200 for some post work and it was also the production office for Hallmark’s Christmas in Conway. They will be doing some screenings and giving a tour of the facility along with some coffee and munchies!

We’re the Millers’ DVD Release is 6 days away on Nov. 19th and to celebrate, we’re giving away a “We’re the Millers” T-shirt! Subscribe to the blog to enter to win! If you are already subscribed, then you are already entered to win. Click on “Follow” at the bottom right of the blog to subscribe! (Giveaway date is 11/19)

That just about does it for me; I will have more Wilmywood updates for you tomorrow morning (unless something breaks) and every weekday morning we do “What’s Up in Wilmywood” at 7:30am & 8:30am LIVE on Sunny 104.5. Got Scoop? Email me: sheila_brothers@yahoo.com. Or message me on Wilmywood’s FB . You can also just post your comments below! Until then, that’s a wrap!!

Happy Tuesday! Well, NBC must be whistlin’ Dixie, and maybe a little of “We are the Champions”. Kudos just keep coming for our Revolution! Not only did they pick up a hefty 22 episode, season two, but TV Guide has now deemed the show a “Season MVP: This year’s Best.”

Revolution’s Giancarlo Esposito will be making a guest appearance this Thursday at the Country Club of Landfall for the annual fundraising luncheon for Coastal Horizons Center. He will be getting personal, speaking about the things that have personally affected his life and family members. This is a luncheon that should NOT be missed. Tickets are still available by contacting Farah Boyce 910-790-0187 or fboyce@coastalhorizons.org. They are asking for a donation of $50 or more to attend the event.

FYI: In case you wanted to know, Lesley over at the Hollywood Reporter has been keeping a close eye on the Upfronts. Here’s her up-to-date list of all the shows for network TV.

Tammy begins shooting this Friday and they are employing A LOT of people! And when I say a lot…good Lord! During the next 8 weeks, they will be hiring 2000+ Extras for this film alone. And it’s all local! So thank you Melissa & Ben! Marty Siu Casting will be quite busy. You can visit her Facebook page for all casting opportunities.

Marty wanted to give a big shout out to the many who worked on Iron Man 3 including Jackie Burch and Tona Dahlquist for the Casting & Extras Casting along with all the local actors who got some screen time including James Rackley, Anthony Reynolds and many more.

Iron Man 3 isn’t doing too shabby either and it won’t even hit theaters here in the USA until tomorrow. IM3 has grossed a total of almost $200 million over seas so far. In its Italian debut last weekend., it is officially the most successful April opening in Italy grossing $11.3 million! Robert Downey Jr. will be on the Kelly & Michael this morning as well as the Daily Show tonight.

Under the Dome will be on location today. They kick things off at 15th/Rankin this morning then make a short company move to Chestnut St. There are a lot of extras casting opportunities for the show. Visit Vanessa NCasting’s Facebook Page for all the details.

Finally, Port City Pop Con is just around the corner and I would just LOVE to give VIP tickets away! Soooo, here we go. ENTER TO WIN NOW!

Tomorrow I will give you complete details about a local screening for the Colin Firth flick, Arthur Newman, coming up soon!!

That just about does it for me; I will have more Wilmywood updates for you tomorrow morning and every morning (Monday-Friday) at 8:30am. Until then, that’s a wrap!

NBC Renews 5 Dramas including Revolution

Christmas comes early folks~! We got ourselves a season two! And if all goes according to what my sources tell me, it will come back to Wilmington. I sure hope they are right! I asked cast member Tim Guinee his thoughts and he said, “Over the moon about it. I’m really grateful that the hardest working cast and crew in the business is getting another shot. Yay ILM!”

Read the entire article from The Hollywood Reporter – “From J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, Revolutionranks as NBC’s top scripted drama across all of primetime — averaging more than 6 million viewers in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic.”

The story continues as they link part of Revolution’s success to having The Voice as a lead-in on Monday nights this season. Regardless of coming back from a mid-season break slightly down in the numbers, they say it is still very much a success for the 2012-13 TV season.

Thank you NBC and Bad Robot because we sure love having Revolution film here in Wilmington, NC!